Public Notice
Passaic Valley Water Commission
Passaic County, New Jersey
Subsurface Exploratory Investigation and Replacement of Lead Service Lines
Cities of Paterson, Clifton, and Passaic, and the Borough of Prospect Park
Project No. 1605002-002
Borough of Lodi
Project No. 0231001-002
Borough of North Arlington
Project No. 0239001-002
In accordance with procedures established to evaluate projects that have applied for assistance under the New Jersey Water Bank (NJWB), a Level 1 environmental review has been conducted on the proposed projects referenced above. The projects consist of two phases. Phase 1 is to use test pitting to determine the location of lead service lines that exist in the subject areas. Phase 2 will consist of replacing service lines that are determined to be lead with an equivalent size Type ‘K’ copper service within the same footprint.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has made a preliminary decision to assist this project under the NJWB. The preliminary project costs are as follows:
| Preliminary Project Costs | |||
| Municipality | Project Number | Project Cost | Loan Amount |
| Paterson, Clifton, Passaic, Prospect Park | 1605002-002 | $26,500,000 | $26,500,000 |
| Lodi | 0231001-002 | $7,400,000 | $7,400,000 |
| North Arlington | 0239001-002 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 |
Upon written request, the planning documents and the Department’s Environmental Decision Document will be available for public review at Passaic Valley Water Commission, 1525 Main Avenue, Clifton, NJ. Contact Patricia Dannhardt, 973-340-5590 if you would like to review the documents.
